Josh RenaudFeb 6, 2025

Missouri is poised to become one of the first states to require police departments to track the immigration status of people involved in crimes and submit that information to the state's database of uniform crime reports.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/missouri-to-track-immigration-status-in-crime-data-one-of-first-states-to-try/article_90d15452-de59-11ef-b091-17824c759768.html

#missouri #stl #stlouis #immigration #immigrants #crime #data #datajournalism #news #localnews #nibrs #fbi

Missouri to track immigration status in crime data, one of first states to try

Police and sheriff's departments will be ordered to collect the immigration status of people involved in crimes.

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Darrin L RogersNov 9, 2023

Hey #dataviz and #datascience and #research folks:

I'm trying to analyze the FBI's #NIBRS "master files". They have a deeply confusing (to me) structure, and I can't seem to find anything online showing how to extract the information e.g. to a CSV file (except some questions like mine with no good answers).

Anyone have experience? Anyone know where there's a good walkthrough or how-to?

#fbi #data #datasets #analysis #csv #files #problem #help

Jared RuteckiAug 31, 2023
New from me: Chicago is the center of attention when it comes to talking about crime data in a national context. Experts caution that interpreting numbers without examining the underlying influences can lead to misunderstandings. #chicago #nibrs https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/31/chicago-s-murder-count-makes-national-headlines-accurately-talking-about-crime-data
Chicago’s Murder Count Makes National Headlines, But Accurately Talking About Crime Data Requires Nuance

Chicago is the center of attention when it comes to talking about crime data in a national context. Experts caution that interpreting numbers without examining the underlying influences can lead to misunderstandings. 

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TylerJWhitFeb 6, 2023

The FBI’s Next Set of Crime Data Is Going to Be a Big Mess

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/fbi-crime-data-nibrs-2021/629797/

#fbi #crime #statistics #nibrs

The FBI’s Next Set of Crime Data Is Going to Be a Big Mess

National crime estimates in the next few years will carry more uncertainty than ever before.

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Show threadBen GreenbergJan 24, 2023
> "The problem is especially acute for #HateCrimes because many agencies that are #NIBRS-compliant are not submitting hate crime data. As a result, the 2021 #HateCrimeStatistics released late last year provided an incomplete picture of hate crime trends in this country," said Associate Attorney General #VanitaGupta in remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday. (3/3)
Show threadBen GreenbergJan 24, 2023
> In Dec. 2022, the #FBI released a report showing there were 7,262 #HateCrime incidents and 9,024 victims in 2021. Much of the violence has targeted the #BlackCommunity – almost 60% of the reported bias crimes – while other reports include crimes against people based on their #SexualOrientation, #gender and #religion. But many police forces are not reporting hate crimes to the #NationalIncidentBasedReportingSystem ( #NIBRS). (2/3)
Show threadJosh RenaudDec 30, 2022

1c/ Missouri law requires police to submit crime data to the Highway Patrol and allows DPS to penalize noncompliant agencies. 👮

Despite that, DPS awarded St. Louis police two grants in June and July worth more than $110,000, even though STL was six months behind in reporting at that point. 💵

#journalismus #journalism #datajournalism #newspaper #news #police #fbi #crime #crimedata #nibrs #ucr

Show threadJosh RenaudDec 30, 2022

1b/ St. Louis' 8-month pause in reporting crime data, coupled with a bug in the FBI's system, caused the bureau to count St. Louis' 11 months of reported data for 2021 as if it was a full year's worth.

The FBI acknowledged the mistake after I found the bureau's annual totals were up to 15% lower than those in the Missouri Highway Patrol's portal.

#journalismus #journalism #datajournalism #newspaper #news #police #fbi #crime #crimedata #nibrs #ucr

Show threadJosh RenaudDec 30, 2022

1a/ CRIME DATA 📈

I discovered that the FBI published incorrect 2021 crime totals for St. Louis, after the police department stopped sending required crime reports to the Highway Patrol for 8 months. 🚔

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html

#journalismus #journalism #datajournalism #newspaper #news #police #fbi #crime #crimedata #nibrs #ucr

How much crime is in St. Louis? FBI gets numbers wrong after city fell behind on reporting.

St. Louis stopped submitting crime data to the state for eight months, resulting in the FBI publishing incorrect annual crime numbers for St. Louis in two national publications for 2021.

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Show threadJosh RenaudNov 8, 2022
The incorrect data for #StLouis comes as experts nationally express alarm about decreased police participation in the #FBI uniform #crime reporting program in 2021, the first year police were required to switch to #NIBRS.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html
How much crime is in St. Louis? FBI gets numbers wrong after city fell behind on reporting.

St. Louis stopped submitting crime data to the state for eight months, resulting in the FBI publishing incorrect annual crime numbers for St. Louis in two national publications for 2021.

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